January 17, 2013 |By VANESSA HO/SEATTLEPI.COM STAFF

Theater performer Mike Daisey created controversy last year over his stage monologue, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” which explored the relationship between Apple and oppressed Chinese factory workers. The show was initially portrayed as “nonfiction.”
Then “This American Life,” which had aired excerpts of the show, retracted it, saying Daisey had made up and exaggerated parts of his work.

Daisy got huffy and defensive. Then he apologized, saying he had violated his audience's trust.

Theater performer Mike Daisey created controversy last year over his stage monologue, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” which explored the relationship between Apple and oppressed Chinese factory workers. The show was initially portrayed as “nonfiction.”
Then “This American Life,” which had aired excerpts of the show, retracted it, saying Daisey had made up and exaggerated parts of his work.

Daisy got huffy and defensive. Then he apologized, saying he had violated his audience's trust.